Comments

Comment by Zephyrcape

I haven't looked at how good gems are. Maybe for the sockets?

Comment by 3g0n

OMG only 71 Intellect .....

Comment by divulse

Well, this is only 5 pieces. You'll still have plenty of other slots to fill. Also, there's a total of 7 gem slots available, which means the expanding capabilities of the set are much better than the assorted blues you might be wearing.

Lastly, the cowl has not only a meta gem socket (very nice to begin with) but a red socket as well. Most of the headgear I've seen so far seems to only have a meta gem socket, the added red socket is very nice.

Comment by Raatu

Part of the appeal (for me anyway) of me owning this set is the fact that not many people will have it (hopefully).

Comment by jedybg

indeed pretty good set - not so much DMG and Healing but it is enough for 5 part set and the reduce blink thing could be rly usefull in a matter of fact

Comment by stormedelf

Arena Set for the Mage.

Comment by RavenGage

I especially like the Fire Blast bonus on the gloves. Previous PvP gloves always gave a boost to Mana Shield, and this is (imo) a lot better.

Of course the stats are great as well, but that's to be expected of an epic PvP set.

Comment by sanche

This set is a Arena set, and is designed purely for that, witch i think is nice, u got high stamina as nr 1 prio here, alot of Int is close to worthless in arenas, cause its a short fight.

and for a 5 piece set i think its pretty decent, you can get more int and stuff from rings trinkets cloaks and so on =)

Comment by treget

Comment by Silvertusk

The biggest thing to remember, magites, is that +damage / +crit, at least when in the arena, will no longer be the main stat to search for. Reslience, then stamina, -then- damage/crit/etc. will be the itemization one should look for before anything else.

Comment by thedon

For those of you who thought about mixing and matching with the rare set ... I would go epic helm and shoulders and the rest rare see below ...

Comment by nevr

i havnt done arena yet on my mage but im wondering how long should it take to get 2650 points? im trying for the gloves and shoulders. possibly chest after.

i was probably going to do 5v5 arena since it gets the most points. the other pieces would be a downgrade to my current gear. (spellfire set) i am 10/48/3 spec and would love those t pieces especially the +5yards on fireblast from gloves.

only thing i like about the helm over spellfire is the fact that it has a meta slot. the 5% to halve casting time gem would be awesome

Comment by nevr

the gloves are imo the best fire mage gloves in the game. pve also. excellent spellcrit, nice spelldmge but more amazingly +5yards on fireblast. in pve, i rarely am close enough to be able to fireblast. this helps a lot. i currently have the gloves and am going for either the shoulders or chest next.

the chest is truly amazing for pvp. fully socketed and gemmed, it would be 990 health. nearly 1k for a single item.

for a pvp heavy mage, get everything but the pants and get battlecast w/o any gems and enchants these pieces would be 2130 extra life. if you put a 12stam gem into every availiable slot, you would get an extra 960 life.with enchants, you can get an extra 500 life. can also put in the 18stam 5% resist meta gem.

so max life on this pvp set would be 2130+960 + 500 + 180 = 3770. from 5 pieces of armor.i dont remember exactly, but a naked 70 mage has around 3k life. nearly 7k life with only 5 pieces of armor on. that is very impressive.

Comment by Katzzing

Marrn, you obviously you haven't played much arena games yet. "Focus firing healers" doesn't work in high ranker's fights, it usually happens between lowbie team's fights. There is no doubt any healers of the team have the best survivability in the team, and smart healers will always stay behind, keep themselves LOS from enemies. Have fun trying to take down a priest or a paladin, 3 of your DPS would be dead already. Mage is always one of the top targets to kill first. Mage is a squishy that does CC, Snare, CS against healers, and burst dmg. Its survivability has been supported by Ice Block, but with next patch's IB nerf (hypothermia) it would be harder for a mage to survive.

Comment by loller11

Comment by Tankadin

so when did they switch the the (4) set bounus to reduce the cast time on poly by .15 instead of blink CD -2sec?

Comment by shanaly

i smell bullsh*t

firstly, nobody cares if your in the top 40 on gurubashi. all that means is you probably are running kara. so is every other competent guild in the game.

secondly, if you're out dpsing any mages who are 70, and you are not, then they simply suck. frost mages are pretty good dpsers btw, just not so much front-loading.

but, obviously you're referring to AV, right? since you can't play with the 70's in wsg or arathi. and i highly doubt you're anywhere close to the top of the dps meters in av unless you're killing harpies in the cave.

off-topic, but i hate people who brag,but still, it's up to you whether this is worth it to get, and if you think it's too difficult, well...you can always take the easy route and get it fast at: http://www.yehforgames.com/wow/arena/mage.htm

Comment by Tankadin

instead of taking the "easy" way when arena season 3 opens then you can buy this set with honor instead of arena points

Comment by lukel

S3 get more armor again, *sad...

Comment by Delrayo

This set is available for honor points and BG marks of honor with the 2.3 patch now on PTR. prices are as follows:

Comment by Sient

Comment by FarsQ

:O this is my favorite.. it looks sooo nice.. cant belive that it aint the best..

Comment by nERVEcenter

For those who don't know armor ranks very well, the three seasons of Gladiator's Armor correspond to the three tiers of BC raid armor. They share the same models, but are textured differently.

Gladiator's Regalia corresponds with Tier 4 Aldor Regalia; Gladiator's is colored red and black with hints of white and purple, while Aldor is blue and gold.

Comment by plasticmage

The 4 piece set bonus was changed yet again in 2.4. Was originally 2 seconds off Blink CD.

Stupid move by Blizzard to do this. I hardly ever sheep in PvP, so I'm disappointed.

Comment by Benegesserit

Blink is way better than poly. I can't imagine anyone using poly more than they use blink.

Comment by portis

just curious, how long would it take to farm the honor for the whole set? and would it be worth it?

Comment by smallpwns

I belive this has been removed form the game as of S4.i currently cant find a vendor who sells it after June 24th.___________________________________________________oh look....a monkey.....huh? wait!!MONKEY WANTS MY BURGER!!!MONKEY WANTS MY BURGER!!!

Comment by Shippo

The armor has not been removed from the game entirley just no longer purchaseable with honor but stil availabe through T4 tokens. The armor is available at Isle of Quel'Danas and is sold by Karynna. http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=26090#sells

Comment by angelblack

I'm quite surprised that nobody noted that this is most likely the single best looking set in game for mages.I know this is up for discussion as with all things connected to taste but this is sleek, elegant, simple and yet.. seems powerful.It is, in my opinion, the best looking mage-set currently implemented. S2 is a pile of rugs, S3 is a tesla coil and S4 is just brutally horrible in the way they gave all casters the same looking set just a different hue.

Comment by Evesnow

I'm a fan of the S2 set and T5 set looks wise for magi for BC stuff, though I'll agree, this is much better then S3/T6.

Comment by Pwrswitchd

just wondering can ya buy this set for honor? if so what are the costs?

Comment by Sient

Me too, I still have my S2 set.

Comment by threadtracer

As of 4.3, you can buy the set with Honor Points from Kezzik the Striker in Area 52, Netherstorm.

Comment by ZombiePope

Wowhead calls this set "Aldor Regalia (Recolor)" in its transmog catalog. Truly matching Belts and Boots are no longer available from any source. Much level-70 PvP gear has been added back to vendors, but these two were Season 1 offset pieces, which are still discontinued.

(I'm unable to find matching Bracers anywhere, even among discontinued items from any season, but the gloves would cover them so it's moot.)

Comment by Molotov9875

Comment by Jarakin

Arena Season 1 Set (lvl 70) . You can obtain this set from Kezzik the Striker in Netherstorm for 750 or1000 .For people who can't be bothered looking through Area 52 for him, he is inside the building closest to the flight point, obviously inside the walls.

You can also purchase this set from Karynna in Isle of Quel'Danas with appropriate token . Here is a list where you can obtain them.